The Colts agreed to a four-year contract with second-round pick Coby Fleener. A suburban Chicago product, Fleener landed close to home and also reunites with his quarterback at Stanford, No. 1 pick Andrew Luck, with the Colts. Fleener was the 34th pick in the draft. He started 16 games and was first-team All-Pac-12 in 2011. He averaged 19.6 yards per reception last season and had 18 career touchdowns. Fleener left school after his junior season and was one of three Stanford players...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Indianapolis Colts - INSIDE SLANT It's Year Two of Pep Hamilton's stint as the Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, for one, likes the way the offense has progressed since the start of workouts last year. That includes how Indianapolis has done so far this year during OTA workouts. "I don't know if the mentality changes. I do think everybody is more comfortable with the plays and (the) dialogue...

Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck reportedly received rave reviews after his first minicamp Friday. Luck, who was the No. 1 overall pick in last week's NFL Draft, was called "unflappable" by new coach Chuck Pagano, according to the Indianapolis Star. "He's a natural leader," Pagano said after the rookies-only practice. Third-round pick T.Y. Hilton, a wide receiver, said he was nervous, but Luck "settled me down. " Second-round pick Coby Fleener, who...

Colts 45, Chiefs 44: Andrew Luck threw for four touchdowns and ran for another score as host Indianapolis rallied from a 28-point second-half deficit to stun Kansas City. Luck overcame three interceptions to throw for 443 yards on 29-of-45 passing, including the go-ahead 64-yard scoring pass to T.Y. Hilton with 4:21 left that gave the Colts (12-5) their only lead and sent the Chiefs to their eighth straight postseason loss - the longest skid in league history. Hilton had 13 catches for 224 yards and two...

The Sports Xchange Colts replace Arians with Luck's former coordinator The Indianapolis Colts hired Pep Hamilton as their new offensive coordinator, and he will be reunited with quarterback Andrew Luck and tight end Coby Fleener. Hamilton, whose official title for Stanford was "Andrew Luck Director of Offense," succeeds Bruce Arians, who accepted the Arizona Cardinals' head-coaching job Thursday. After one season as Stanford's wide receivers coach in 2010,...

INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning did not win his first playoff game until his sixth season but left the kind of legacy in this city that will be difficult to top. His successor, Andrew Luck, the No. 1 overall NFL draft pick a year ago, won his first playoff game in his second try in a matchup Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium that will be remembered for years. Now, the quarterbacks with this town in common could be headed to a meeting in the playoffs' divisional round next weekend....

Colts 39, Broncos 33: Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to spoil Peyton Manning's return to Indianapolis and knock Denver from the ranks of the unbeaten. Luck threw for 199 of his 228 yards in the first half and Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals as the Colts (5-2) snapped the Broncos' 17-game winning streak. Darrius Heyward-Bey had four catches for 44 yards and a touchdown while Coby Fleener and fullback Stanley Havili added scoring receptions for Indianapolis, which...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange Game Scout: Jaguars at Colts Jacksonville Jaguars (4-11) at Indianapolis Colts (10-5) Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis - TV: CBS *TV announcers: Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker *Keys to the game: The Colts can finish as high as the No. 2 seed in the AFC if everything breaks perfectly Sunday. The Jaguars can finish as high as the No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft order. The same chasm that has existed...

Colts 30, Titans 27: Andrew Luck threw for 232 yards and ran for a touchdown as visiting Indianapolis erased a 14-point deficit to take control of the AFC South. Donald Brown rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns and the Colts (7-3) scored a pair of TDs 57 seconds apart in the third quarter to open a three-game lead over Tennessee (4-6) in the division. Tight end Coby Fleener had career highs with eight catches for 107 yards and Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals as the Colts improved to 8-0...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Colts-Titans: What we learned NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Indianapolis Colts tight end Coby Fleener was asked what turned things around in the second half of Thursday night's key AFC South matchup against the Tennessee Titans. "There was no magic speech," he said. "Just a matter of better execution. " Indeed, the Indianapolis offense dominated the second half in leading a rally from a 17-6 deficit that produced a 30-27 win at sold-out...

The Sports Xchange Stanford experience helpful in Colts new offense INDIANAPOLIS -- Tight end Coby Fleener admits he is grateful to have experience in the Indianapolis Colts' offensive changes. New offensive coordinator, Pep Hamilton, was the coordinator at Stanford for Fleener, quarterback Andrew Luck and wide receiver Griff Whalen. "Thankfully for me, I've been in the offense," Fleener said. "It's been helpful. But for guys that are just coming into the offense, it's...

Colts 30, Titans 27: Andrew Luck threw for 232 yards and ran for a touchdown as visiting Indianapolis erased a 14-point deficit to take control of the AFC South. Donald Brown rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns and the Colts (7-3) scored a pair of TDs 57 seconds apart in the third quarter to open a three-game lead over Tennessee (4-6) in the division. Tight end Coby Fleener had career highs with eight catches for 107 yards and Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals as the Colts improved to 8-0...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange Game Scout: Jaguars at Colts Jacksonville Jaguars (4-11) at Indianapolis Colts (10-5) Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis - TV: CBS *TV announcers: Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker *Keys to the game: The Colts can finish as high as the No. 2 seed in the AFC if everything breaks perfectly Sunday. The Jaguars can finish as high as the No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft order. The same chasm that has existed...

Colts 39, Broncos 33: Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to spoil Peyton Manning's return to Indianapolis and knock Denver from the ranks of the unbeaten. Luck threw for 199 of his 228 yards in the first half and Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals as the Colts (5-2) snapped the Broncos' 17-game winning streak. Darrius Heyward-Bey had four catches for 44 yards and a touchdown while Coby Fleener and fullback Stanley Havili added scoring receptions for Indianapolis, which...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Indianapolis Colts - INSIDE SLANT With a come-from-behind, 19-13 overtime victory at Tennessee, the Colts are over .500 for first time this season. Indianapolis earned its first road win since a 31-26 victory over Oakland on Dec. 26, 2010. The Colts return home Sunday to face the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium. "Obviously, we're extremely excited to get the (road losing streak) monkey off our backs. We had to learn how to win...

The Sports Xchange Stanford experience helpful in Colts new offense INDIANAPOLIS -- Tight end Coby Fleener admits he is grateful to have experience in the Indianapolis Colts' offensive changes. New offensive coordinator, Pep Hamilton, was the coordinator at Stanford for Fleener, quarterback Andrew Luck and wide receiver Griff Whalen. "Thankfully for me, I've been in the offense," Fleener said. "It's been helpful. But for guys that are just coming into the offense, it's...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Colts at Bears THE STORY: The Andrew Luck Era will begin in earnest on Sunday as the top overall pick of the 2012 draft leads the Indianapolis Colts into historic Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears. The Colts' brass felt the time was right to let stud quarterback Peyton Manning depart in favor of Luck, who has seamlessly stepped into the team's system after excelling at Stanford. A promising preseason is just what the doctor ordered after Indianapolis limped to...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Dolphins at Colts The Miami Dolphins and the Indianapolis Colts were both supposed to be at the beginning of long rebuilding cycles with rookie quarterbacks and first-year coaches. The relative weakness of the AFC has accelerated that process and made contending for a playoff spot a real possibility for both teams. Top overall pick Andrew Luck will be looking to get the upper hand on No. 8 selection Ryan Tannehill when the Colts host the Dolphins on Sunday.